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New JAMA Study Raises Issue of How Nutrients Should Be Researched
December 18th, 2007
A study published in the December 5 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) (See Note 1) raises important philosophical issues with regard to researching the effects of nutrients in humans and demonstrates the confusion that persists when new research contradicts earlier research. According to Andrew Shao, Ph.D., vice president, scientific and regulatory affairs, Council for Responsible Nutrition, "The problem that we have for the scientific community in evaluating the effects of nutrients in people is that everyone from scientists to journalists to consumers -- wants conclusive answers, consequently we're always looking at what the 'study du...
Source: cancer weekly (2007-12-18)
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